What Hersteld Hervormde Gemeente does

Hersteld Hervormde Gemeente Boven-Hardinxveld is a Hersteld Hervormde Kerk (Restored Reformed Church) congregation of approximately 470 members located at Nassaustraat 4, Boven-Hardinxveld, in the municipality of Hardinxveld-Giessendam, South Holland, Netherlands. The congregation conducts twice-weekly Sunday services (09:30 and 18:00) plus weekday evening services in a traditional Reformed liturgical format incorporating Psalm singing from the Statenvertaling Bible, scripture reading, preaching, and sacraments. Its pastoral scope is delivered through five geographical pastoral districts (wijken), each overseen by an elder (ouderling), three deacons (diakenen) handling mercy and mission support, a kerkvoogdij managing financial and material affairs, and a college van notabelen providing oversight — the predikant (minister) position is currently vacant following the May 2025 emeritus departure of Ds. J.L. Schreuders.

Programmatic activity spans age-segmented catechism (three tiers for ages 12-14, 14-17, and 18+ via Driestar Wartburg-trained docent C.E. Noordegraaf), youth associations (JV Boaz, JV-16), the Daniël young adult circle, a Bible study circle, the Ruth women's fellowship, monthly senior contact afternoons, and mission engagement — most recently a 16-person October 2024 work vacation to Moldova in partnership with Stichting Caritate that built a shed at a shelter home in Chisinau (~€14,000 raised). Communication and member engagement run through the Scipio church app (group functionality, agenda, photo/document sharing), live streaming and three-week replay of services via kerkdienstluisteren.nl, the printed kerkbode bulletin, and the church website at hhgbovenhardinxveld.nl.

The organization is a non-profit religious entity under Dutch ecclesiastical law with no commercial revenue. Funding is entirely voluntary: Sunday collections split across three streams (F: operational costs and mortgage/rent; K: church council expenses, building maintenance, minister support; D: deaconry, mercy, and mission), supplemented by structured fundraising (greeting card sales, seasonal salmon/wurst/stollen sales, winter soup/wurst action, car washes, cycling tours, BBQs, talent auctions, and an annual charity sale day with 40+ vendor stalls), and earmarked mission donations. Governance is exercised by an unpaid church council; staff of 16 covers operational roles (kostersechtpaar, website beheer, Scipio werkgroep, ledenadministratie, action coordinator, diaconie, kerkvoogdij).

Name

Hersteld Hervormde Gemeente

Legal name

Hersteld Hervormde Gemeente van Boven-Hardinxveld

Website

https://hhgbovenhardinxveld.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hersteld Hervormde Gemeente Boven-Hardinxveld is a non-profit Restored Reformed Church congregation of approximately 470 members in Boven-Hardinxveld, Netherlands, delivering traditional worship services, catechism, fellowship programs, and Moldova mission outreach, funded by voluntary tithes and community fundraising.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Organization / Place of Worship

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Congregations & Worship Communities (Churches, Mosques, Temples, Synagogues) (BPAGAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling) (BPAGAJAG), Faith-Based Missions & Evangelism Organizations (Domestic & International) (BPAGAJAE)

Keywords

• Reformed protestant worship
• Christian community fellowship
• Catechism religious education
• Pastoral care services
• Mission outreach programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Boven-Hardinxveld

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Voluntary Sunday collections during worship services. Three collection bags: F (church operational costs, mortgage/rent), K (church council expenses, building maintenance, minister support), and D (deaconry - financial assistance to those in need, mission/evangelism support). Collection booklets available for advance purchase in denominations of €0.60/€1.00/€1.50/€2.00/€3.00.
2. Fundraising Activities: Various annual fundraising events including card sales (wenskaarten), year-end salmon/wurst/stollen sales, winter soup/wurst action, car wash events, and a charity sale day. Proceeds support church operations and charitable causes.
3. Mission Trip Donations: Fundraising for international mission projects (Moldova work trip) including cycling events, BBQs, talent auctions, and community donations. The 2024 Moldova trip raised approximately €14,000.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Hersteld Hervormde Gemeente Boven-Hardinxveld is a Reformed Protestant church congregation of approximately 470 members that delivers traditional worship services (twice on Sundays plus weekday services), Christian education through multi-age catechism classes, pastoral care through elder-led home visits in five pastoral districts, age-tailored fellowship programs (youth, women's, senior, Bible study), and international mission outreach (Moldova work trips supporting a shelter home for vulnerable girls).

Product overview

Hersteld Hervormde Gemeente Boven-Hardinxveld operates a church website that offers digital services to its approximately 470 members. The primary technology offering is the Scipio App, a church community application used for internal communication, event management, and fellowship coordination. Additionally, the church provides live streaming of Sunday worship services. These digital tools support the congregation's religious activities, catechism classes, youth programs, and community events rather than functioning as a commercial technology product platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Traditional Reformed Worship Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Approximately €14,000 raised for Moldova mission trip through community fundraising events
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Stichting Movu-MoldovaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 September 2024Humanitarian transport foundation regularly organizing shipments of materials to various projects in Moldova. Coordinates logistics for building materials transport to mission sites.
• Stichting CaritatecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 September 2024Dutch charitable foundation facilitating mission trips and humanitarian projects. Coordinates work trips to Moldova including shelter homes for vulnerable girls and village churches. Provides project opportunities for congregations and handles logistics for building projects, food distribution, and mission coordination.
• HHG Beneden-Hardinxveld/SliedrechtminorOthersSister congregation that shared information and appreciation about the Scipio church app, influencing the decision to implement Scipio at Boven-Hardinxveld.
• M.T.H. (Company terrain)minorOthersLocal company terrain used for car wash fundraising event supporting Moldova mission trip.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Gereformeerde Gemeente: Closely related conservative Dutch Reformed denomination sharing the Statenvertaling tradition, psalm singing, and similar liturgical structure. Members and congregations frequently overlap socially with the Hersteld Hervormde Kerken in the Dutch Bible Belt.
• Christelijke Gereformeerde Kerken (CGK): Reformed Protestant denomination in the Netherlands operating local congregations with similar worship services, catechism programs, and diaconal outreach. Comparable in congregation size, structure, and Reformed identity.
• Nederlands Gereformeerde Kerken (NGK): Dutch Reformed denomination with local congregations of comparable size offering worship, catechism, and community programs. Operates with similar presbyterian-style elder governance and Reformed liturgical tradition.

Others

• Scipio: Provider of the church management and member engagement app used by this congregation for messaging, group functionality, calendar, and document sharing. A key technology infrastructure partner whose adoption directly enables this congregation's digital communication strategy.
• Stichting Caritate: Dutch charitable foundation coordinating the Moldova work trips and humanitarian projects this congregation participates in. Directly comparable as a faith-based mission and social services partner with overlapping objectives.
• Evangelische Omroep (EO): Dutch Christian media broadcaster that serves the broader evangelical and Reformed community with content, events, and digital platforms. Comparable as an adjacent organisation supporting Dutch Christian identity and outreach.
• Stichting Kerkdienstluisteren: Dutch foundation providing live streaming and audio broadcast infrastructure for worship services across many Reformed and Protestant congregations. Directly comparable as the platform enabling this congregation's remote participation capability.

Broad incumbents

• Protestantse Kerk in Nederland (PKN): The largest Protestant denomination in the Netherlands, formed by merger of Dutch Reformed and Reformed Churches. Operates local Protestant congregations with overlapping worship, catechism, and pastoral care functions across the country.
• Hersteld Hervormde Kerk (denomination): The national denomination to which this congregation belongs, providing theological oversight, catechism materials, and coordination across ~120 local Hersteld Hervormde Gemeenten in the Netherlands. Directly comparable as the parent body operating the same Reformed liturgical tradition.

Emerging players

• Vrije Evangelische Gemeenten: Network of evangelical free churches in the Netherlands operating local congregations with worship services and community programs. Comparable as a smaller, growing denomination with overlapping congregational mission and pastoral structure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Funding overview

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